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Former CFTC Chairman Massad Reacts to SEC Suing Terraform Labs, Do Kwon for Misleading Investors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Terraform Labs, the company behind the failed TerraUSD stablecoin, and its co-founder, Do Kwon. Former CFTC Chair and Harvard Kennedy School Research Fellow and Director of the Digital Assets Policy Project Timothy Massad discusses his outlook on stablecoins and crypto regulation in the U.S. Plus, the significance of a clearer regulatory framework for government agencies to protect investors better.

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Coinbase Chief Policy Officer: 'We Need Congress to Step Up' on Crypto Regulation

Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad discusses the outlook for the crypto exchange and digital asset regulation at large on the heels of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suing Terraform Labs and its co-founder Do Kwon for misleading investors. Plus, reaction to Kraken ending its crypto staking-as-a-service platform for U.S. customers and its $30 million settlement with the SEC.

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Terraform Labs, Do Kwon Transferred More Than 10K Bitcoin Out of Platform Accounts After Collapse: SEC

The securities regulator made the allegation in a court filing as it sued the company for misleading customers.

Do Kwon in April 2021 (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bernstein: SEC Tightening of Crypto Regulations Is Not an Existential Threat

Some in the industry had expressed concern that crypto was actively being removed from the banking system with an attack on stablecoins and custody rules, the report said.

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Calm Before the Storm: Is UK’s Financial Watchdog Gearing Up for Enforcement Action?

The Financial Conduct Authority has largely been silent while its U.S. counterparts have been busy cracking down on crypto – but it has a list of 51 unregistered firms to act on.

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SEC Sues Terraform Labs, Do Kwon for Misleading Investors on TerraUSD Stablecoin

The collapse of TerraUSD last year led to a wave of bankruptcies in the crypto industry.

Daniel Shin, izquierda, y Do Kwon, cofundadores de Terra. (Terraform Labs)

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Canada Close to Tightening Rules for Crypto Exchanges: Sources

The changes will ensure it’s simply too expensive to do business in Canada, said one person familiar with the plans.

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Binance Bracing Itself for Fines From US Regulators to Settle ‘Past Conduct’: WSJ

The world’s largest crypto exchange has been under extra scrutiny since the collapse of rival exchange FTX.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Binance)

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State of Crypto: Interpreting the Paxos-Binance Tea Leaves

NYDFS forced Paxos to stop issuing Binance USD. The SEC has said BUSD may be a security. Stay with me here – Paxos may not be the regulatory target.

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